Tandem repeats of t helper epitopes enhance immunogenicity of fusion proteins by promoting processing and presentation

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 34, Issue 8-9, 1997, Pages 599-608

  Kjerrulf, Martin ^a   Löwenadler, Björn ^b   Svanholm, Cecilia ^b   Lycke, Nils ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Antigen processing; Fusion protein; T cell epitope; Targeting

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; HELPER CELL; IMMUNOGENICITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; TANDEM REPEAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; CELL SEPARATION; DIMERIZATION; EPITOPE MAPPING; EPITOPES, T-LYMPHOCYTE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-2; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

ANIMALIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0342437101     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-5890(97)00078-3     Document Type: Article

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